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BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 12

Hovland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

127Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Minnesota Hovland

Top 40 of 127 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hovland route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
OvenbirdParulidae502025+44%1976
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae442025-1%1976
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae322025-67%1976
American RobinTurdidae302025-70%1976
American RedstartParulidae272025+122%1976
VeeryTurdidae272025-59%1976
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae252025+211%1977
Nashville WarblerParulidae242025-2%1976
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae192025-55%1976
Mourning WarblerParulidae182025-25%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae162025+150%1976
American CrowCorvidae142025-8%1976
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae132025-43%1976
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae132025+267%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-22%1976
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102025+21%1976
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+220%1976
Common RavenCorvidae72025+55%1976
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+75%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025-57%1976
Winter WrenTroglodytidae62024-8%1976
Herring GullLaridae52025-84%1976
Red-breasted MerganserAnatidae52021+167%1976
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae51983+400%1973
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+250%1976
Magnolia WarblerParulidae52025-24%1977
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherTyrannidae52023+80%1998
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-89%1976
Purple FinchFringillidae42024+20%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025-86%1976
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae42025-61%1976
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41985-24%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+0%1976
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+250%1981
Tennessee WarblerParulidae42025+20%1980
Wilson's WarblerParulidae41991+300%1987
Pine WarblerParulidae41995+20%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-46%1976
Rusty BlackbirdIcteridae31978+50%1973
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32025-20%1976

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.